Wednesday, August 23, 2017

A new course - “Blockchain Fundamentals” has been added to our curriculum of 250+ Interskill z Mainframe elearning courses. You can also earn an official “Blockchain Foundations” IBM Credential badge by completing this course. Remember as a student account holder of Interskill Learning you receive access to new and updated courses throughout the year. Be sure to login to your Interskill Learning Account and take advantage of this new course and IBM Badge.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

The entire CICS curriculum has been updated to version 5.3! These courses contain many new features and training benefits for CICS operators and programmers.We have also added 4 new assessments to our collection for PL/I and COBOL.

As always, existing students receive these courses with their qualifying license/subscription. Be sure to enroll for this new curriculum when you login to the Learning Management System training portal.

CICS TS Operations Series

CICS TS - Introduction

CICS - Explorer Fundamentals

CICS TS - Controlling CICS Operations

CICS Command Simulations

CICS TS Programmers Series

CICS - Programming Basics

Program Control and Communication

Files and Databases

Storage and Transient Data

Programming for Web Access

Using CICS Transaction Gateway

CICS Terminal Communications

Using SDF II To Maintain CICS TS Maps

Programming for Recovery

Debugging CICS Programs

New Assessments

COBOL Basics Assessment

COBOL Advanced Assessment

PL/I Basics Assessment

PL/I Advanced Assessment

COMING SOON! – Courses on Blockchain TechnologyNote: The current CICS Curriculum will be retired on October 31, 2017. Students please be sure to use the new CICS 5.3 curriculum. learn more at https://interskill.com/recently-released.html

Friday, March 3, 2017

The global Mainframe Computing Workforce has had thousands of lines of press dedicated to it over the last decade. “The Mainframe Skills Crisis is Looming!” everyone fretted. "Will it be another Y2K?" Though the issue of the most experienced mainframers retiring has been a real one, it has turned out to be more “tidal” than "tidal wave"!

Through all the mainframer retirements, the promotions of the mainframers left behind, and the hiring of the z Next Generation, there has been one key factor missing in the mainframe computing industry. IBM has not had a set of industry recognized, official IBM z Systems Mainframe Credentials for personnel to earn and display their IBM endorsed z Systems Mainframe skills and knowledge.

Until now!

“A high tide raises all boats” the old saying goes, and now for the first time there is a broad spectrum of 30 Official IBM Mainframe Credentials that, earned and proudly displayed by mainframers everywhere, will serve to raise the skill and knowledge level of the overall global Mainframe Computing workforce.Released February 17th, these 30 IBM z Systems Mainframe Credentials for Mainframe Application Programming, Mainframe Operations, Mainframe Specialists, Mainframe Security and Mainframe Storage are the new Mainframe Computing career benchmarks.

IBM Offers hundreds of badges overall, with 35 being Mainframe specific. Search for the 30 new Mainframe badges (& 5 old mainframe badges) here using the term "mainframe".

Mainframe Organizations should utilize these Official IBM Mainframe Credentials to exponentially increase the effectiveness and validity of their Mainframe Workforce Training Programs, as well as insuring their Mainframe Workforce is at or above IBM endorsed, objective industry standards.

Mainframe Professionals should begin earning these Official IBM Mainframe Credentials now! They are the recognized, respected and valued benchmark for z Systems Mainframe Knowledge and Skills in the global Mainframe Computing Industry! They offer recognition by your Organization, by your Peers, and by the Industry as a whole, for your Mainframe Skills and Knowledge! They insure you stand out from your Peers in an industry that is currently searching for its best and its brightest!

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Interskill Learning has updated its entire COBOL curriculum. That is 6 courses of COBOL for you and your team to get the latest training. And remember, as an Interskill Learning enterprise customer, you receive updated and new courses throughout the year.Check out the details at http://www.interskill.com/recently-released.html